Ruff Calidris pugnax
(aka Philomachus pugnax)
Ruff, Lake Abijatta, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image

Lake Abijatta, Ethiopia
January 2016

Ruff breed from north-west Europe across the north of Europe and Asia in coastal and forest tundra as well as marshes, deltas and swampy meadows. They migrate to southern Europe, southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa during the northern winter. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.
Ruff, Lake Abijatta, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image These photos show non-breeding plumage where distinguishing features are the toes projecting beyond the tail tip and the white uppertail coverts. Breeding males have extravagant ruffs in a variety of colours.

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